IBM System x3100 M5 5457ECU 4U Intel Xeon E3-1220 3.10GHz 8GB RAM Mini-tower Server

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Delivers new performance capabilities, powered by the latest Intel processors and energy-saving low-voltage memory
Safeguards and boosts your growing business with hard drive hot-swap capabilities,1 40°C operating temperature enhancement kit,2 four PCIe slots, storage choices, and flexible options
Offers built-in data protection with up to four RAID levels and reliability you expect from System x®
New performance capabilities, powered by the latest Intel processors (choice of Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3, Core i3, Pentium, or Celeron)

Delivers new performance capabilities, powered by the latest Intel processors and energy-saving low-voltage memory
Safeguards and boosts your growing business with hard drive hot-swap capabilities,1 40°C operating temperature enhancement kit,2 four PCIe slots, storage choices, and flexible options
Offers built-in data protection with up to four RAID levels and reliability you expect from System x®
New performance capabilities, powered by the latest Intel processors (choice of Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3, Core i3, Pentium, or Celeron)
Energy-saving low-voltage memory
Upgradable operating temperature (up to 40°C) with optional temperature enhancement kit for optimized energy efficiency
Built-in data protection with up to four RAID levels and reliability you expect from System x®: Standard ServeRAID™-0,-1,-10, plus RAID-5 available via Feature on Demand
Flexible storage options for up to 24 TB of capacity: 4 x 3.5-inch or 8 x 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs), plus hot-swap options for minimized downtime
USB 3.0 for up to 10x faster data transfer
Graphics processor: NVDIA K600 GPU available for graphics support
Compact mini 4U design or flexible 5U for redundant, energy-smart 80 PLUS® Silver power supply

The new single-socket System x3100 M5 server provides business-class reliability and performance in a compact tower, optimized for small to medium-sized businesses and distributed environments. Equipped with the latest Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v3 processors, USB 3.0 for fast data transfer, 1.35 V low-voltage memory for power savings, 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard disk drives (HDDs) for minimized downtime, and four levels of RAID for enhanced data protection, the x3100 M5 brings new levels of performance to your workloads while maximizing energy savings. This efficient tower meets your business needs today and offers upgrade potential when your requirements grow.

Feature	Benefits
Processor: Choice of dual-core or quad-core processor. Support for quad-core Intel Xeon E3 1200 v3 series processors or dual-core Intel Core i3 4300 and 4100 series, Pentium and Celeron processors	Business-class reliability with latest Intel processors Performance to support 64-bit applications and 1600 MHz DDR-3 memory Flexibility to serve a wide range of performance needs
Storage: Four 3.5-inch simple-swap Serial ATA (SATA)/Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) bays (4U models); or four 3.5-inch and eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA bays (5U models)	Flexible storage choices to fit customer needs Hot-swap options for flexibility and minimized downtime Simple-swap models for simple, cost-effective replacement of hard disks
Form factor: Compact mini 4U design or flexible 5U for redundant power supply capability	Designed to be less intrusive in office environments by helping to generate less noise and heat Optional tower-to-rack kit supports integration of servers to rack environments Facilitates energy efficiency with choice of 80-PLUS® certified power supply for better energy efficiency (model dependent)
Memory capacity: Up to 32 GB 1600 MHz business-class ECC DDR-3 1.5V memory	Time-tested quality and reliability Abundant high-performance memory at an affordable price Lower voltage memory for reduced power consumption
RAID: Integrated ServeRAID™-C100 for System x® support (simple-swap 4U models) RAID-0, -1, -10 with RAID-5 available via Feature on Demand (FoD); Available hardware RAID-0, -1, -5, -10 (hot-swap 5U models) via FoD	Enhanced data protection and increased availability with low cost of ownership Innovative RAID solution with advanced hardware options, available via upgrade
Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet	Increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration Shares one port for system management.
High-performance I/O slots, four PCIe slots, mechanical design: x16/x8/x8/x4, electrical design: x8/x8/x4/x1	Higher bus speeds to optimize return on investment PCI Gen3 for ample I/O speed and easy upgrade path
Energy-efficiency features: fixed power supply compliant with 80 PLUS® Bronze, redundant power supply compliant with 80 PLUS Silver, 40° C operating temperature 1.35 low voltage memory	Advanced energy-efficiency features for significant power savings
Systems management and tools	Enhanced Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) for simplified overall management Optional upgrade to remote presence and mobile interface via FoD Help with configuration setup Support for diagnostics Optional upgrade available to enable remote keyboard, video and mouse for remote management
Operating System support: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Linux server OS and VMware (model dependent)	Flexibility to choose operating system to meet varying small business server needs
Limited warranty	1-year customer replaceable unit and on-site limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available

Form factor/height	4U/5U with tower-to-rack kit
Processor (max)	Up to one Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 series (quad-core), i3 series (dual-core), Pentium series (dual-core), or Celeron processor (dual-core)
Cache (max)	UP to 8 MB per processor (model dependent)
Memory (max)	Up to 32 GB via four slots (UDIMM)
Media bays	Up to two 5.25-inch half-high bays, support for DVD-ROM or multiburner, half-high SATA DVD-ROM standard in standard models
Disk bays (total)	Up to four 3.5-inch or eight 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs)
RAID support	Integrated ServeRAID™ C100 RAID-0, -1, (RAID-5 upgrade via Feature on Demand (FoD)), optional hardware RAID-0, -1, -10 or RAID-5, -50 or RAID-6, -60*
Power supply (std/max)	1/2 300 W or 350 W fixed (4U models); or 430 W 80 PLUS® Silver certified redundant power supply unit (5U models)
Hot-swap components	Up to four 3.5-inch or eight 2.5-inch HDDs, 460 W hot-swap redundant power supplies
Network interface	2 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion slots	Up to four PCIe (2 PCIe 3.0, 2 PCIe 2.0) slots (x16, x8, x8, x4 physical; x8, x8, x4, x1 electrical)
USB ports	2 front (USB 3.0)/4 back (USB 2.0)/2 internal
Maximum internal storage	Up to 24 TB
Energy efficiency	Fixed power supply compliant with 80 PLUS Bronze, redundant power supply compliant with 80 PLUS Silver, 40° C operating temperature for wide ambient range
Systems management	Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) standard with IMPI 2.0 and Serial over LAN, optional upgrade to remote presence via Feature on Demand, IBM Systems Director
Operating systems supported	Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2008/R2, SBS 2011, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware (subject to availability)
Limited warranty	1-year customer replaceable unit and on-site limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available